Warcraft Christmas Crafts, 2010: WoW Potion Labels

A Shamelessly Photoshopped Representation

It may be some weeks yet until Christmas, but I thought we could all use a little holiday cheer and hands-on fun in advance of the season!

If you’re at a complete loss as to what to get your Warcraft playing spouse, friend, or family member, or perhaps simply possessed of the very emptiest pockets this holiday season (and who among us isn’t?), I’ve got the solution to your holiday woes.

Sure, you could send the object of your affection in-game gold, a sparkle pony, or rare drop. But what if you need something a little more tangible to drop in a stocking or push under the tree?

What you need is the Perfect Potion.

THE INGREDIENTS

Glass bottle

Full-sheet printer label

Food coloring

Water (or vodka, gin, club soda, or any other clear liquid)

To create your gift, you’ll need to secure some full-sized sheets of adhesive paper or ‘full-sheet printer labels’, which you can pick up at office supply stores, some drugstores, or online ($10 for a pack of 25 sheets). And yes, using the color printer at work would be very, very wrong indeed, and I’d only recommend that if you’re absolutely certain no one’s watching.

You’ll also need glass bottles with stoppers, which are quite unbelievably cheap- I’m talking a dollar or less. You can find glass bottles at any local craft store (Michael’s, say), or find them online. Amazon has a dizzying selection, as do more specialized stores like Specialty Bottle.

Lastly, round up a 3-pack box of assorted color food coloring at your very favorite grocery store, which will set you back the princely sum of $2.39.

Grand Total: $13.39

THE INSTRUCTIONS

Choose one or all of the fabulous designs below, keeping in mind you probably need moar rage. Open the .pdf by clicking on link underneath the image you want.

Print out aforementioned sheet(s).

Take out your safety scissors and cut out the label(s) of your choosing. Do not stab self in eye.

Fill bottle with water. Add food coloring until the effect delights you. Cap that sucker and dry the outside of the bottle thoroughly.

Affix chosen label(s) to chosen bottle. Delight in the effect. Secretly save the best one for your own desk at work.

Present to loved one and claim you thought it up all on your own (I don’t mind).

Bask in the glow of their love.

THE FILES

Please do not reproduce without credit. Not for sale or exchange. Many thanks to my delightful Twitter friends, who were only too happy to point out ways one could meet a grisly end in Azeroth for the Healing Potion label.

32 thoughts on “Warcraft Christmas Crafts, 2010: WoW Potion Labels”

So does the Runic Healing Potion cure Arthas Menethil, or cure you of the condition “Arthas Menethil”? (Like a sickness, he is!) xD

And I do adore the Endless Rage, one–that’s an awesome looking label!

Great job on these! They’re sure to make some WoW nerd giggle for the holidays. Though instead of colored water, I personally would go with filling the bottle with a favored beverage–soda, liquor, etc. That would be tasty and fun! :D

“Are you suffering from an embarrassing case of the ARTHAS MENETHILS?!? DR. CHONG and his AMAZING POTIONS can rid you of that pestilence!!”

Ha; I actually really like the idea of having a wicked case of the Arthas Menethils. I think I’ll try using that excuse on my next sick day out from the office. I’m so glad you liked it! And of course, do fill the bottles with anything you’d like!

Think of it as the Ultimate Geek Challenge. Man, if you could actually *find* a Klein bottle for it, how amazingly awesome would that be?! And everyone helped with the list of ailments! Couldn’t have done it without the Twitteratti at my side :)

Glass bottles are international! And if you couldn’t find adhesive label paper, you could always just spray the back of regular paper with adhesive spray, though it wouldn’t look so perfectly flat as the label paper would. And really… aren’t we all going to make one for ourselves? ;) And when mine are done (and the camera cord returns home from wherever it is), I’ll absolutely post pictures.

It’s true, I am adorable. :) And I absolutely will take photos! I’ve just ordered my bottles and have big plans. My camera cord still hasn’t surfaced yet (and it has all the how-to pics of the laptop treadmill thing, as well), but when it does all pictures will be forthcoming!

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